title: Ectopic infraorbital nerve in a maxillary sinus septum: another potentially dangerous variant for sinus surgery.
abstract: We report on two patients with ectopic infraorbital nerve and canal located in a maxillary sinus septum. This very rare anatomic variation may possibly generate complications during sinus surgery if it passes unnoticed during the preoperative CT work-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Imaging, Clinique St Luc, Bouge, Belgium. p.mailleux@skynet.be
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mailleux
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Desgain
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Ingabire
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002828:Choristoma; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015523:Maxillary Sinusitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009882:Ophthalmic Nerve; D009915:Orbit / Q000294:innervation*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed